Concluding that the truth value of the argument is true or false based on the financial status of the author of the argument or the money value associated with the truth. The appeal to poverty is when the truth is assumed based on a lack of wealth whereas the appeal to wealth is when the truth is assumed based on an excess of wealth.
Examples:
- Mike: Did you know that the author of the text, “Logically Fallacious,” made a fortune on the Internet? Jon: So? Mike: That means that this text must be awesome!
Synonyms: appeal to poverty or argumentum ad lazarum, appeal to wealth, appeal to money